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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6, pp. 66-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?
(a) Gare de Lyon.
(b) Gare du Sud.
(c) Gare du Nord.
(d) Gare Centrale.

2. Approximately how much did Theroux's meal cost on the train through France?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) Fifteen dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Eight dollars.

3. How was the engineer preparing to convert to Islam?
(a) He was attending a madrassa.
(b) He was reading the Koran.
(c) He was traveling to Mecca.
(d) He was visiting mosques.

4. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 34.
(d) 28.

5. What kind of jam did the Iranians eat that Theroux found disgusting?
(a) Beet.
(b) Carrot.
(c) Pear.
(d) Sweet potato.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

2. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

3. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?

4. How high did the railway climb through the pass?

5. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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